Question... the wiper switch on my 74.5 is very hard to turn in order to
get the wipers to come on. There is so much resistance that the switch
is more inclined to rotate in the dash than turn on although there is
enough resistance that it eventually flips the switch on. The behavior
for turning the wipers off is similar. It has always been like this for
as long as I remember (20+ years) but since I don't drive much in the
rain it has never gotten beyond irritating. A spare I picked up on ebay
is the same.
Is this symptomatic of one switch or the other and is it something I can
fix ?
Stan
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From: owner-6pack@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-6pack@autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of emanteno@comcast.net
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2006 12:17 PM
To: John & Allison Cyganowski; 6pack
Subject: Re: Wiper Switch
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From: "John & Allison Cyganowski" <janah@att.net>
> My Clear Hooters Switch is melted (big surprise). Should I:
>
> a.) try to repair it?
> b.) find another one of these hen's teeth?
> c.) buy the Lucas switch and enlarge the metal dash opening?
>
> Has anybody use the Lucas in place of the Clear Hooters? Was it
difficult to install? Does it look good? Does it work well?
The oem Clear Hooters switch was the subject of a safety recall in the
70's, and the recall supplied a (believe it or don't) Lucas switch as
the superior replacement. And in fact, it IS a better switch. But, it
requires that the dash opening both in the wood dash and in the steel
underdash be relieved a bit as the Lucas switch is a little wider. All
of that was done by the dealer when the car was brought in for the
recall. I'm the original owner of my car, and somehow my car missed the
recall. When my Clear Hooters switch melted, I was able to easily do the
conversion myself.
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
Highland Park, IL
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